Category Archives: Pasta

Spaghetti Salad With Cold Sauce

I’ll admit it. I TOTALLY misread the title – and so, the intent – of this recipe. I THOUGHT this recipe was gonna be for a cool (not to say, chilled) summer spaghetti salad. What it actually WAS, was a … Continue reading

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Parfait! Macaroni Salad

Creamy. Sweet – but with a bit of a bite. Forgiving, too, when you consider the fact that I neglected to follow my own notes and did not rinse the pasta (which I never do – EXCEPT when I’m making … Continue reading

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Fanny Farmer’s Macaroni and Cheese

I’m still working on finding a macaroni and cheese that Rich likes as well as the one’s from a) the blue box or b) the yellow box featuring the famous processed cheez food product; but made with everyday ingredients one … Continue reading

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Gooey Cheesy Goodness…

also known as my mom’s lasagna. Well; let’s call it my take on my mom’s take  on lasagna, I’ve added some stuff my dad would’ve never allowed in the house (not that he would ever have eaten anything like lasagna) … Continue reading

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Thinkin’ outside o’ the (blue) box…

What could be better on a chilly, gray Sunday than some mac ‘n cheese? Hmmmm, how about homemade mac ‘n cheese, made with sharp cheddar, aged swiss, and mozzarella cheese; all topped with a mixture of home made bread crumbs, … Continue reading

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Parsley Pesto Pasta

`Ah, I LOVE the sound of alliteration in the morning… What I DON’T normally love is tortellini (tho’ strangely enough; cold, left-over, and straight from the fridge in the morning it is almost irresistible to me) – but Rich likes … Continue reading

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Baked Spaghetti

Whole wheat pasta and cheddar cheese. There was no way this should be good. Still; there was Rich’s mom telling us how tasty it was and how much she’d enjoyed it at some pitch-in dinner or other, and you know … Continue reading

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Pimiento Tuna Penne

Tuna casserole without a TRACE of cream o’ ‘shroom soup. There was this recipe for pimiento macaroni and cheese from Rachael Ray that I’d been meaning to try, but I couldn’t decide what to serve WITH it. THEN, I scored … Continue reading

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Deviled Macaroni Bake

Well, you voted, so we tried it – and you know what? It wasn’t terrible! I also thought the deviled eggs were a surprisingly nice addition. I will confess, I DID adapt the recipe, just a wee, tiny bit, based … Continue reading

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Zanzetti

Speaking of my Aunt Buzz (you will recall we left her in the cellar with her flashlight, deck of cards, and bottle of vodka during yesterday’s storms), I have another quick fix from her stash of recipes – zanzetti! I … Continue reading

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